certainlytwice @certainlytwice@qoto.org

Seeing folks suggest it's legitimate for YouTube to ban ad-blockers because the site needs to be paid for somehow.

Here's my view... if the cost of YouTube is watching some ads, then fair enough. I can mute them after all, just as I do on my TV.

However, that's NOT the issue. The issue is less "having to watch ads" and more about the tracking and profiling technology embedded in those ads. I do NOT consent to that (and under EU law, I don't have to).

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#YouTube #AdBlocking #Privacy

@protonmail just announced their Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser, a massive donation fund directed at projects that work for a better web. If you think that @ToSDR qualifies for this, we would be very thankful if suggest us to receive a part of the fund here: https://proton.me/blog/lifetime-fundraiser-survey-2023
Thank you to everyone helping us *fix the biggest lie on the web*.
#privacy #TOS #OpenSource

This indeed is a #privacy nightmare. Every company using connected tech is in the business of siphoning your personal data and use it to make more money! Be careful!

"Ford’s privacy policy explicitly states that the owners of its vehicles “must inform others who drive the vehicle, and passengers who connect their mobile devices to the vehicle, about the information in this Notice.” That’s about 60 pages of information to relay"

https://www.engadget.com/every-car-is-a-smart-car-and-its-a-privacy-nightmare-193010478.html

"Apple tried to avoid regulation in the European Union by making a surprising claim – that it offers not one but three distinct web browsers, all coincidentally named Safari."
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/apple_safari_browser/

#TechRegulation #privacy #DigitalLiberty #Apple #Safari #EU

Getting the new #COVID19 booster is crucial, but it's not a gold ticket to maskless travel, conferences & events. New data suggests, “that highly vaccinated and previously infected immunocompetent persons with normal antibody levels can be infected with BA.2.86, which reveals the potential for BA.2.86 to cause a global surge in cases.”

You don't decide to forego a seatbelt because you're driving sober. Vaccines are vital, but so are masks and careful social behaviors. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2310347?query=featured_home

For @mitch_deadberg - we wanted to show you how we make South Indian Filter Coffee! This coffee (a 80:20 mixture of coffee / chicory) is made with a metal filter. This filter makes enough for about 2 times but you can find them in bigger sizes. You put about 2-4 tbsp of coffee depending on how strong you want it. You place the metal plunger on top, pour the water and then let the decoction brew. It usually takes about a half hour.

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#India #Coffee #Kerala #SouthIndia #IndianFood #Cooking #

Je confirme : opposez-vous à #chatcontrol , un magnifique projet de merde #europeen qui va violemment violer votre vie privée, sous prétexte de protéger les enfant et combattre le terrorisme.

https://framablog.org/2023/10/25/opposez-vous-a-chat-control/

#privacy #humanright #vieprivee #europe #signal

Went to “Café GEL Lab” in Narimasu for the first time today - a shop specializing in hand-made coffee jelly. We got the mocha jelly which came with some lightly-sweetened condensed milk for mixing. Took a walk to nearby Hikarigaoka Park to have it there, and I have to say the jelly was delicious. 😋

1. Café GEL Lab; shop exterior
2. Mocha coffee jelly and condensed milk
3. Dto., after mixing
4. Early Autumn Light

#photography #shotoniphone #tokyolife #tokyocafe #coffee #tokyo #japan #japanlife

In case folks aren't aware, the Internet Archive now has a scholar version with a huge collection of academic work available.

https://scholar.archive.org/

#academicchatter #academicmastodon #academic #education #open

Ah, coffee... a good end to a horrible night (and week). #coffee #castlevania

Fier et honoré d'être cette année le président du comité de perfectionnement de la licence pro ADSILLH "Administration et Développement de Systèmes Informatiques sous Logiciels Libres et Hybrides" de l'Université de Bordeaux.

Cette licence "a pour objectif de fournir aux entreprises des techniciens en informatique de haut niveau, spécialisés en administration système à base de briques logicielles sous licences libres".

https://dept-info.labri.fr/adsillh/objectifs.html

#Canon Prepares Nanoimprint Lithography Tool To Challenge EUV Scanners
The device uses nanoimprint lithography (NIL) technology as an alternative to #photolithography, and can theoretically challenge extreme ultraviolet (#EUV) and deep ultraviolet (#DUV) #lithography in resolution. Canon says it is suitable for 5nm process technologies. That would be in line with capabilities of #ASML's Twinscan NXE:3400C EUV lithography scanners with a 0.33 numerical aperture (NA) optics
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21097/canons-nanoimprint-lithography-tool-can-challenge-euv-scanners

@djsundog and I are launching a project to build federated, open source, #bandcamp alternative.

We're building this because we need it. We're doing it ourselves because it will become a part of the larger media production and distribution ecosystem we have planned.

We welcome other open source projects, and we might even contribute to a few of them, but for the next several months, this is our full time gig.

Long term vision: https://mountaintown.technology/

Repo: https://code.communitymedia.network/sundog/aural_isle

How and why: https://ajroach42.com/the-uncertain-future-of-bandcamp/

Ueno, Tokyo, Japan.

#japan #tokyo #日本 #東京 #fotografie #photography
#streetphotography #nightlife #urbanphotography